Conductor. Born Adrian Cedric Boult in Chester. He studied in London and Leipzig, and conducted for the Royal Opera House. He became conductor of the City of Birmingham Orchestra in 1924, and was appointed director of music for the BBC in 1930. He promoted British music, and conducted the first performance of Gustav Holst's 'The Planets'.
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Sir Adrian Boult
Sir Adrian Boult CH, 1889 - 1983, conductor, lived at flat no. 78, 1966 - 197...
Choir-master and hymn-writer. Born Kidderminster. Died at home in Pimlico.
Singer. Born Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien in Hampstead. In 1956 she joined an all-girl trio called the Lana Sisters and in 1960 formed the Springfields group with her brother Tom. She w...
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Successful pop career in a family band, the Dooleys, in the 70s & 80s.
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